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Occupation AtlasGlass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers

O*NET · 51-9195.04

Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers

Shape molten glass according to patterns.

Also called Bender · Blow Molder · Blower · Bottle Blower · Gaffer · Glass Artist · Glass Bender · Glass Block Bender
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Job Zone 2 — Some Preparation NeededHolland code RCI35 skills on file

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Job Zone

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed

Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.

Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.

Occupational interest profile

RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order

  • R Realistic6.79
  • C Conventional5.12
  • I Investigative2.50
  • E Enterprising1.48
  • A Artistic1.46
  • S Social1.00

RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.

Education and experience

The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.

  • Less than a High School Diploma23%
  • High School Diploma or the equivalent27%
  • Post-Secondary Certificate9%
  • Some College Courses9%
  • Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree23%
  • Bachelor's Degree9%
Related work experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (35%)
On-site or in-plant training
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (22%)
On-the-job training
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (30%)

Typically associated skills

All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.

  • Quality Control Analysis3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Assess new parts for precision and accuracy to specifications
  • Monitoringbasic3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Proofread and correct a letter
  • Active Listeningbasic3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Take a customer's order
  • Critical Thinkingbasic3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Determine whether a subordinate has a good excuse for being late
  • Operations Monitoring3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
  • Speakingbasic3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Greet tourists and explain tourist attractions
  • Operation and Control3.02.9Level 2 looks like: Navigate the settings on an office printer to print on both sides of the paper
  • Reading Comprehensionbasic2.93.0Level 2 looks like: Read step-by-step instructions for completing a form
  • Complex Problem Solving2.92.8Level 2 looks like: Lay out tools to complete a job
  • Judgment and Decision Making2.92.8Level 2 looks like: Decide how scheduling a break will affect work flow
  • Writingbasic2.92.8Level 2 looks like: Write down a guest's order at a restaurant
  • Social Perceptiveness2.82.6Level 2 looks like: Notice that customers are angry because they have been waiting too long
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  • Time Management2.82.6Level 2 looks like: Keep a monthly calendar of appointments
  • Active Learningbasic2.52.5Level 2 looks like: Think about the implications of a news article for job opportunities
  • Coordination2.52.4Level 2 looks like: Schedule appointments for a medical clinic
  • Learning Strategiesbasic2.52.3Level 2 looks like: Learn a different method of completing a task from a coworker
  • Equipment Maintenance2.52.1Level 2 looks like: Add oil to an engine as indicated by a warning light
  • Mathematicsbasic2.52.1Level 2 looks like: Count the amount of change to be given to a customer
  • Troubleshooting2.42.4Level 2 looks like: Identify the source of a leak by looking under a machine
  • Repairing2.42.3Level 2 looks like: Tighten a screw to get a door to close properly
  • Systems Analysis2.41.9Level 2 looks like: Determine how loss of a team member will affect the completion of a job
  • Instructing2.32.3Level 2 looks like: Instruct a new employee in the use of a timekeeping system
  • Persuasion2.32.1Level 2 looks like: Solicit donations for a charity
  • Service Orientation2.32.1Level 2 looks like: Ask customers if they would like a cup of coffee
  • Equipment Selection2.32.0Level 2 looks like: Select a tool to adjust a loose part on a bicycle
  • Systems Evaluation2.32.0Level 2 looks like: Determine why estimates for the time to complete a task are overly optimistic
  • Management of Personnel Resources2.12.0Level 2 looks like: Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a project
  • Negotiation2.11.9Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
  • Management of Material Resources2.11.8Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
  • Management of Financial Resources2.01.0Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
  • Operations Analysis1.91.6Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
  • Sciencebasic1.80.9
  • Technology Design1.60.6
  • Installation1.0—
  • Programming1.0—

Tasks

12 core · 7 supplemental

What people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).

  1. Heat glass to pliable stage, using gas flames or ovens and rotating glass to heat it uniformly.4.8
  2. Shape, bend, or join sections of glass, using paddles, pressing and flattening hand tools, or cork.4.6
  3. Blow tubing into specified shapes to prevent glass from collapsing, using compressed air or own breath, or blow and rotate gathers in molds or on boards to obtain final shapes.4.5
  4. Inspect, weigh, and measure products to verify conformance to specifications, using instruments such as micrometers, calipers, magnifiers, or rulers.4.4
  5. Cut lengths of tubing to specified sizes, using files or cutting wheels.4.4
  6. Record manufacturing information, such as quantities, sizes, or types of goods produced.4.3
  7. Develop sketches of glass products into blueprint specifications, applying knowledge of glass technology and glass blowing.4.3
  8. Determine types and quantities of glass required to fabricate products.4.3
  9. Design and create glass objects, using blowpipes and artisans' hand tools and equipment.4.2
  10. Operate and maintain finishing machines to grind, drill, sand, bevel, decorate, wash, or polish glass or glass products.4.0
  11. Operate electric kilns that heat and mold glass sheets to the shape and curve of metal jigs.3.8
  12. Place electrodes in tube ends and heat them with glass burners to fuse them into place.3.6
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  1. Place rubber hoses on ends of tubing and charge tubing with gas.3.8
  2. Strike necks of finished articles to separate articles from blowpipes.3.8
  3. Place glass into dies or molds of presses and control presses to form products, such as glassware components or optical blanks.3.7
  4. Repair broken scrolls by replacing them with new sections of tubing.3.6
  5. Set up and adjust machine press stroke lengths and pressures and regulate oven temperatures, according to glass types to be processed.3.4
  6. Superimpose bent tubing on asbestos patterns to ensure accuracy.3.4
  7. Spray or swab molds with oil solutions to prevent adhesion of glass.3.4

Knowledge

Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.

  • Customer and Personal Service3.83.9Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
  • Design3.64.5Level 4 looks like: Design plans for remodeling a kitchen
  • Production and Processing3.54.0Level 4 looks like: Supervise an appliance assembly line
  • Chemistry3.33.8Level 4 looks like: Use the proper concentration of chlorine to purify a water source
  • Engineering and Technology3.14.1Level 4 looks like: Design a custom office chair
  • Administration and Management3.03.7Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
  • Mechanical3.04.2Level 4 looks like: Replace a valve on a steam pipe
  • Administrative2.93.6Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
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  • Mathematics2.83.4Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
  • Sales and Marketing2.83.6Level 4 looks like: Introduce clients to a new line of products
  • Physics2.62.9
  • Education and Training2.52.8
  • English Language2.52.5Level 1 looks like: Write a thank you note
  • Fine Arts2.32.9
  • Personnel and Human Resources2.32.4Level 1 looks like: Fill out a medical claim form
  • Economics and Accounting2.22.0Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
  • Computers and Electronics2.02.5Level 1 looks like: Operate a media player to watch a training video
  • Biology1.81.6Level 1 looks like: Feed domestic animals
  • Public Safety and Security1.81.6Level 1 looks like: Use a seatbelt
  • Building and Construction1.71.4Level 1 looks like: Choose the proper type of wood for adding a deck onto a house
  • Psychology1.71.4Level 1 looks like: Monitor several children on a playground
  • Communications and Media1.61.5Level 1 looks like: Write a thank you note
  • Transportation1.51.0Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
  • Law and Government1.4—
  • Medicine and Dentistry1.40.8Level 1 looks like: Use a band-aid
  • History and Archeology1.30.8Level 1 looks like: Take a class in US history
  • Telecommunications1.3—
  • Foreign Language1.2—
  • Philosophy and Theology1.2—
  • Sociology and Anthropology1.2—
  • Food Production1.1—
  • Geography1.1—
  • Therapy and Counseling1.1—

Abilities

Enduring capacities the work calls for.

  • Arm-Hand Steadiness4.04.1Level 4 looks like: Thread a needle
  • Near Vision3.94.0Level 5 looks like: Read the fine print of a legal document
  • Visualization3.83.8Level 4 looks like: Follow a diagram to assemble a metal storage cabinet
  • Manual Dexterity3.63.6Level 4 looks like: Pack oranges in crates as quickly as possible
  • Visual Color Discrimination3.63.6Level 4 looks like: Trace electrical circuits marked by various colored wires
  • Finger Dexterity3.53.5Level 4 looks like: Attach small dials to audio equipment on an assembly line
  • Control Precision3.43.5Level 4 looks like: Adjust farm tractor controls
  • Reaction Time3.43.4Level 4 looks like: Press a button to stop operation when a warning light goes off
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  • Selective Attention3.43.4Level 4 looks like: Watch security monitors for intruders throughout the night shift
  • Rate Control3.32.9
  • Problem Sensitivity3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
  • Category Flexibility3.03.0Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
  • Deductive Reasoning3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Know that a stalled car can coast downhill
  • Inductive Reasoning3.02.9Level 2 looks like: Decide what to wear based on the weather report
  • Information Ordering3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
  • Multilimb Coordination3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Row a boat
  • Oral Comprehension3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Understand a television commercial
  • Perceptual Speed3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
  • Written Comprehension3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Understand signs on the highway
  • Far Vision2.93.0Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
  • Flexibility of Closure2.92.9Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
  • Fluency of Ideas2.93.0Level 2 looks like: Name four different uses for a screwdriver
  • Oral Expression2.93.0Level 2 looks like: Place an order at a restaurant drive-thru
  • Originality2.93.0Level 2 looks like: Use a credit card to open a locked door
  • Speech Clarity2.92.9
  • Trunk Strength2.92.6Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
  • Speech Recognition2.82.9Level 2 looks like: Recognize the voice of a coworker
  • Static Strength2.82.8
  • Wrist-Finger Speed2.82.6Level 3 looks like: Carve roast beef in a cafeteria
  • Written Expression2.82.6
  • Dynamic Strength2.62.1Level 2 looks like: Use pruning shears to trim a bush
  • Time Sharing2.62.5Level 2 looks like: Listen to music while entering numbers into a spreadsheet
  • Depth Perception2.52.5Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
  • Mathematical Reasoning2.52.0Level 1 looks like: Determine how much 20 oranges will cost when they are priced at 5 for 4 dollars
  • Stamina2.51.9Level 1 looks like: Walk 1/4 mile
  • Auditory Attention2.42.4Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
  • Hearing Sensitivity2.42.4Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
  • Number Facility2.42.3Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
  • Extent Flexibility2.32.3Level 2 looks like: Reach to adjust the radio in a car
  • Explosive Strength2.11.4Level 2 looks like: Hit a nail with a hammer
  • Memorization2.12.1Level 1 looks like: Remember the number on your bus to be sure you get back on the right one
  • Response Orientation2.12.0Level 2 looks like: When a doorbell and phone ring at the same time, quickly select which to answer first
  • Speed of Closure2.12.1Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
  • Glare Sensitivity2.01.8Level 2 looks like: Drive on a familiar road on a cloudy day
  • Gross Body Coordination2.01.9Level 2 looks like: Get in and out of a truck
  • Gross Body Equilibrium2.01.5Level 2 looks like: Stand on a ladder
  • Speed of Limb Movement2.01.5Level 2 looks like: Saw through a thin piece of wood
  • Night Vision1.40.4
  • Peripheral Vision1.40.4
  • Sound Localization1.40.4
  • Spatial Orientation1.40.4
  • Dynamic Flexibility1.1—

Work activities

Kinds of activity the work is made of.

  • Thinking Creatively4.45.5Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
  • Getting Information4.04.2Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
  • Handling and Moving Objects3.85.1Level 4 looks like: Arrange books in a library
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems3.84.3Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
  • Controlling Machines and Processes3.75.1Level 4 looks like: Operate a drilling rig
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials3.74.4Level 4 looks like: Inspect equipment in a chemical processing plant
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work3.64.5Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
  • Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment3.44.4Level 4 looks like: Specify the furniture and equipment for a new school
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  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships3.44.1Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information3.43.7Level 4 looks like: Estimate the time required to evacuate a city in the event of a major disaster
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings3.44.4Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
  • Performing General Physical Activities3.44.1Level 4 looks like: Paint the outside of a house
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates3.33.4Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge3.34.1Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
  • Scheduling Work and Activities3.23.7Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events3.13.6Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment3.14.2Level 4 looks like: Change the oil on a tractor
  • Training and Teaching Others3.13.9Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
  • Communicating with People Outside the Organization3.03.2Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
  • Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People3.04.0Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
  • Monitoring and Controlling Resources3.03.7Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
  • Documenting/Recording Information2.93.0Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards2.83.0Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
  • Performing Administrative Activities2.82.7
  • Providing Consultation and Advice to Others2.83.0Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
  • Coaching and Developing Others2.73.1Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
  • Developing Objectives and Strategies2.72.7
  • Processing Information2.73.4Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
  • Selling or Influencing Others2.62.8
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others2.52.6
  • Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates2.52.9
  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others2.52.5Level 1 looks like: Interpret a blood pressure reading
  • Working with Computers2.42.2Level 1 looks like: Enter employee information into a database
  • Analyzing Data or Information2.22.6
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others2.22.5Level 1 looks like: Apologize to a customer who complains about waiting too long
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the Public2.12.1Level 1 looks like: Check tickets at a concert
  • Developing and Building Teams2.01.6Level 1 looks like: Encourage two coworkers to stick with a tough assignment
  • Assisting and Caring for Others1.91.6Level 1 looks like: Help a coworker complete an assignment
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment1.91.1Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
  • Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment1.91.7Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
  • Staffing Organizational Units1.61.3Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that has minimal staffing requirements

Work context

The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.

  • Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets5.0
  • Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls4.7
  • E-Mail4.6
  • Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings4.5
  • Freedom to Make Decisions4.3
  • Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.2
  • Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.1
  • Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures4.1
  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.1
  • Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions4.0

Technology

4 tools

Software used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.

Hot (2)

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Outlook
Other tools (2)
  • Billing software
  • Inventory control software

Related occupations

O*NET's own list of the occupations most related to this one, closest first.

  1. Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
  2. Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
  3. Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
  4. Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
  5. Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
  6. Tool and Die Makers
  7. Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
  8. Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
  9. Machine Feeders and Offbearers
  10. Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing

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